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Dirt Bike Kick Lever Repair

10-08-2013, 11:28 PM

One on my vintage dirt bikes needed its kick lever repaired.
On the down stroke the lever made of cast aluminium stops by making contact with the steel foot peg.
As you can see they get pretty torn up.

Comment

For cast I always use 2.4mm diameter 5356 filler.
I think the lever was forged so heat treatment most likely will not help much. Just let it cool naturally.
Power wire brush to remove all contaminates.
Machine setting,
No pulse
100 argon
1.6mm diameter Lanthinated electrode
9 cup on a 9 torch
25% balance
3 seconds pre gas and 15 seconds post
I set amps to max and use a foot peddle so no idea how many amps
Pre heat with the torch.

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Kennametal is not real quick in my country.
Had to wait two weeks for them to get me a lathe tool holder and insert that is in their latest catalogue. In the end I gave them alternatives and they produced the alternative I suggested but the inserts for the first tool holder.

Anyway when I did get the right lathe tool I turned a stainless steel bolt down to the Yamaha specs for the kick starter knuckle pin.